Showing posts with label work. Show all posts
Showing posts with label work. Show all posts
All In A Days Work New Broken China Jewelry!
All In A Days Work New Broken China Jewelry!
Here is a peek at some of the jewelry that I made today.
All pieces will be listed for sale in my Etsy shop, Dishfunctional Designs
What do you think?
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My broken china jewelry is always available for purchase at https://www.etsy.com/shop/dishfunctionldesigns
My broken china jewelry is always available for purchase at https://www.etsy.com/shop/dishfunctionldesigns
All In A Days Work New Broken China Jewelry!
Kitchen Revamp 2013 A work in progress
Kitchen Revamp 2013 A work in progress
In 2008, I stripped all the wallpaper in my kitchen and jumped on the trendy bandwagon of the black and bright green and damask decor as shown by Pottery Barn and Ballard Designs. I loved it but the minute I finished painting, I turned to my sister and said, "I bet this would have been pretty in a soft grey blue." And I always felt that way since....
On the "oops" paint shelf at Lowes was a gorgeous shade of blue grey which blew me away! It was only $1.00 so I bought it just because. One day I came across it in the cabinet and just for kicks, I painted a small part of my kitchen wall with it and I instantly knew I had use it in my kitchen! Here are the beginnings of this project and I hope to have it done by Spring. It is a slow go...
I found this remnant piece at JoAnns for $1.50. Its just laid on top of the cushion for now and I loved the pillow but returned it to HomeGoods because I thought it was a little too large.
This is the half painted ceiling so I could put my new oversized lantern. Found it at a ReStore store and it is for outdoors but I fell in love with it and it was only $28 new in box. A very good thing. I also painted the patio doors black which I LOVE!
The new slanted wall treatment still needs caulk, sand and paint but I like the way it looks so far.
This was a picture from the first kitchen re-do before I did the crazy painted countertops project. That project can be seen HERE. The brass knobs and hunter green laminate is just not for me especially coupled with the honey pine wood trim! LOL I think the AFTER looks much better!
Another BEFORE picture and more green laminate. Please... make it STOP!
There - thats better. :-) But this is now my new "BEFORE". I hope I like the AFTER just as much!
The sample paint against the stacked stone I found it for under $100 at a Home Improvement outlet. When I saw the coastal look this presented, I knew I was definitely getting rid of the green.
The original backsplash plan was a roll of white shelf liner. I cut out a ton of this stuff whilst watching TV. But when I saw the stone, I knew this was no longer going to work - I would always wish I did the stone instead. This will be saved for another project for another day - I still love it.
I scraped and painted the inside of this lighted glass cabinet to match the walls.
This remnant fabric at JoAnns was only $4.53 and so I lined the cabinet with it for texture and contrast from the wall paint. I am thrilled with the result.
So that is my progress so far with a LOT more to do. I have to figure out what to do with this THING which houses the task lighting and exhaust for the oven and stove. I think bead board and molding may be in order to glam it up a bit.
I cannot wait to post the reveal - that will mean it will be completely finished! Oh a girl can dream...
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Kitchen Revamp 2013 A work in progress
Beyond Live Work The Architecture of Home Based Work
Beyond Live Work The Architecture of Home Based Work
There are plenty of attractive books about sheds, garden offices and colourful introductions to working at home, but at last there is a book which is not only well illustrated but also tackles the subject intelligently and comprehensively while still being readable.
In fact its so thorough that its hard to do justice to the book in a single blog post and Frances Holliss - an architect and Emeritus reader in architecture at London Metropolitan University - will be writing a guest post for Shedworking next month on the subject. But in brief, Beyond Live/Work looks at the history of people working at home (not just in the UK, theres particularly good coverage of Japan for example too) and the types of location in which they do it, including garden offices. There are also many interviews with homeworkers to emphasise the human element in homeworking.
There is plenty here to get your teeth into, from cottage factories (of which I was shamefacedly ignorant), a fascinating list of homeworking occupations made by Victorian work researcher Charles Booth (are there many gold-leaf beaters still shedworking today?), and suggestions for the future (from courtyard workhomes to flirting benches so homeworkers get a chance for romance...).
But its also a book with several messages, not least that the 20th century idea of going to work is likely to look like a blip in the history of working as homeworking continues to rise. "This represents a radical change in our society," she writes. "It has huge implicains for how we inhabit, think about and regulate our homes, workplaces, and cities."
Frances mentions how many of the people interviewed for the book are the backbones of their community. "All are visible, well-known members of it and generally work long hours in some form of public service." She also strongly argues the case for the eco-friendly nature of homeworking and against the nightmare of commuting.
In short, this is the best book Ive read about working from home and you should all certainly buy a copy. For a taster, have a look at Francess website WorkHome which holds a vast collection of homeworking resources. ----------------------------------------------------
Beyond Live Work The Architecture of Home Based Work